- Assythment
- Assythment As*syth"ment, n. [From OF. aset, asez, orig. meaning enough. See {Assets}.] Indemnification for injury; satisfaction. [Chiefly in Scots law] [1913 Webster]
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assythment — noun ( s) Etymology: Scots assythe to compensate, satisfy (from Middle English assithen, assethen, from assith, asseth, n., satisfaction, reparation, from Middle French asseit, back formation from assez enough) + English ment more at asset Sc … Useful english dictionary
Manrent — refers to a Scottish mid 15th century to the early 17th century type of contract, usually military in nature and involving Scottish clans. The bond of manrent was commonly an instrument in which a weaker man or clan pledged to serve, in return… … Wikipedia
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Scottish clan — Clan map of Scotland Scottish clans (from Gaelic clann, progeny ), give a sense of identity and shared descent to people in Scotland and to their relations throughout the world, with a formal structure of Clan Chiefs recognised by the court of… … Wikipedia
Leges inter Brettos et Scottos — The Leges inter Brettos et Scottos or Laws of the Brets and Scots is the name given to a High Medieval legal tract.The name is probably incorrect and is believed to have referred instead to a now lost tract regulating disputes between Britons and … Wikipedia
letters of slains — letters of slains, or slanes In England, letters subscribed by the relatives of a person who had been slain, declaring that they had received an assythment, and concurring in an application to the crown for a pardon to the offender. These or… … Black's law dictionary
letters of slanes — letters of slains, or slanes In England, letters subscribed by the relatives of a person who had been slain, declaring that they had received an assythment, and concurring in an application to the crown for a pardon to the offender. These or… … Black's law dictionary
letters of slains, or slanes — In England, letters subscribed by the relatives of a person who had been slain, declaring that they had received an assythment, and concurring in an application to the crown for a pardon to the offender. These or other evidences of their… … Black's law dictionary
letters of slains — letters of slains, or slanes In England, letters subscribed by the relatives of a person who had been slain, declaring that they had received an assythment, and concurring in an application to the crown for a pardon to the offender. These or… … Black's law dictionary
letters of slanes — letters of slains, or slanes In England, letters subscribed by the relatives of a person who had been slain, declaring that they had received an assythment, and concurring in an application to the crown for a pardon to the offender. These or… … Black's law dictionary
